Global Patent Index - EP 1077877 A1

EP 1077877 A1 20010228 - FOOD OR BEVERAGES CONTAINER BODY AND FORMING METHOD

Title (en)

FOOD OR BEVERAGES CONTAINER BODY AND FORMING METHOD

Title (de)

LEBENSMITTEL- BZW. GETRÄNKEDOSENKÖRPER SOWIE DESSEN HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

CORPS DE RECIPIENT A ALIMENTS OU A BOISSON ET PROCEDE DE FORMAGE ASSOCIE

Publication

EP 1077877 A1 20010228 (EN)

Application

EP 99922345 A 19990517

Priority

  • GB 9901572 W 19990517
  • GB 9810952 A 19980522

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9961326A1] A container body (10) for food or beverages has a peripheral wall (12), a top opening (14), and a re-entrant shaped base member (16). The base member (16) defines external cavity (20) which extends within the peripheral wall (12). The container body (10) is made from a sheet of metal by appropriate drawing, redrawing, wall lining and rolling processes such that it has a unitary construction. The container body (10) has the same external dimensions as conventional beverage or food cans so that it can be filled and processed on conventional filling lines. The provision of a container body (10) of unitary construction reduces the number of operations in the manufacturing process whereby the cost of manufacture of the container is reduced. The external cavity within the container can be used to enable a self-heating or self-cooling container to be produced.

IPC 1-7

B65D 1/16; B21D 51/26

IPC 8 full level

B21D 51/26 (2006.01); B65D 1/16 (2006.01); B65D 21/02 (2006.01); B65D 81/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B21D 51/26 (2013.01); B65D 1/165 (2013.01); B65D 21/0237 (2013.01); B65D 81/18 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9961326A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9961326 A1 19991202; AU 3944799 A 19991213; EP 1077877 A1 20010228; GB 9810952 D0 19980722

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9901572 W 19990517; AU 3944799 A 19990517; EP 99922345 A 19990517; GB 9810952 A 19980522